Associate Research Fellow

Sichuan University

Sichuan University

present - 2021

• 2021-present, Associate Research Fellow, The College of Life Sciences

Post-doctoral Fellow

Sichuan University

Sichuan University

present - 2017

Assistant Research Fellow

Sichuan University

Sichuan University

2021 - 2017

• 2017-2021, Assistant Research Fellow, The College of Life Sciences

PhD., Cell Biology

Sichuan University

Sichuan, CN

2017 - 2011

B.S., National Base of Life Science & Biotechnology Education

Sichuan University

Sichuan, CN

2011 - 2007

Cell biology (细胞生物学)

Undergraduate level class, The College of Life Sciences

Sichuan University

2021

• Undergraduate level class

Developmental biology (发育生物学)

Undergraduate level class, The College of Life Sciences

Sichuan University

2021 - 2019

• Undergraduate level class

垂体激素ACTH调控家鸡肝脏糖脂代谢的机制探究 (2020T130439)

主持, CNY ￥180,000, 中国博士后科学基金特别资助

N/A

2021 - 2020

多不饱和脂肪酸调控家鸡肝脏脂肪生成的机制解析（省重） (2019YJ0017)

主持, CNY ￥100,000, 四川省科学技术厅-应用基础研究

N/A

2021 - 2019

家鸡GPR120受体介导多不饱和脂肪酸对肝脏脂质代谢的调节效应探究 (31802056)

主持, CNY ￥300,000, 国家自然科学基金青年项目

N/A

Neuropeptide S (NPS) and its receptor (NPSR1) in chickens: cloning, tissue expression, and functional analysis

Poultry Science. 2021, 100 (12), 101445. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101445

N/A

2021

• Chao Fang^#, Jiannan Zhang^#, Yiping Wan, Zejiao Li, Feiyang Qi, Yuanhao Dang, Juan Li, Yajun Wang^*;

Molecular Cloning and Functional Characterization of Three 5-HT Receptor Genes (HTR1B, HTR1E, and HTR1F) in Chickens

Genes. 2021, 12(6): 891. doi: 10.3390/genes12060891

N/A

• Caiyun Sun, Yang Qiu, Qin Ren, Xiao Zhang, Baolong Cao, Yi Zou, Juan Li, Jiannan Zhang^*, Yajun Wang;

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Analysis of Chicken Anterior Pituitary: A Bird’s-Eye View on Vertebrate Pituitary

Frontiers in physiology. 2021, 12:. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.562817

N/A

• Jiannan Zhang^#, Can Lv^#, Chunheng Mo, Meng Liu, Yiping Wan, Juan Li^*, Yajun Wang^*;
• Impact Factor = 4.566

Characterization of Four Orphan Receptors (GPR3, GPR6, GPR12 and GPR12L) in Chickens and Ducks and Regulation of GPR12 Expression in Ovarian Granulosa Cells by Progesterone

Genes. 2021, 12(4): 489. doi: 10.3390/genes12040489

N/A

• Li, Z.; Jiang, B.; Cao, B.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, J.; Li, J.; Huang, Y.^*; Wang, Y.^*;

Characterization of four urotensin II receptors (UTS2Rs) in chickens

Peptides. 2021, 138: 170482. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2020.170482

N/A

• Cui, L.^#, Lv, C.^#, Zhang, J., Li, J.^*, & Wang, Y.^*;

The Asp298Asn polymorphism of melanocortin‐4 receptor (MC4R) in pigs: evidence for its potential effects on MC4R constitutive activity and cell surface expression

Animal Genetics. 2020, 51(5):694-706. doi: 10.1111/age.12986

N/A

2020

• Zhang, J^#; Li, J^#; Wu, C; Hu, Z; An, L; Wan, Y; Fang, C; Zhang, X; Li, J^*; Wang, Y^*;
• Impact Factor = 2.841

Melanocortin Receptor 4 (MC4R) Signaling System in Nile Tilapia

International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2020, 21(19):7036. doi: 10.3390/ijms21197036

N/A

• Liu, Tianqiang; Deng, Yue; Zhang, Zheng; Cao, Baolong; Li, Jing; Sun, Caiyun; Hu, Zhixing; Zhang, Jiannan^*; Li, Juan; Wang, Yajun^*;
• Impact Factor = 4.556

Characterization of a novel thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor, TRHR3, in chickens

Poultry Science. 2020, 99(3):1643-1654. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2019.10.062

N/A

• Li, Xiaoxiao^#; Li, Zhengyang^#; Deng, Yue; Zhang, Jiannan; Li, Juan^*; Wang, Yajun^*;

Characterization of the neuropeptide FF (NPFF) gene in chickens: evidence for a single bioactive NPAF peptide encoded by the NPFF gene in birds

Domestic Animal Endocrinology. 2020, :106435. doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2020.106435

N/A

• Chen, J^#; Huang, S^#; Zhang, J; Li, J^*; Wang, Y^*;

Arginine vasotocin (AVT)/mesotocin (MT) receptors in chickens: Evidence for the possible involvement of AVT-AVPR1 signaling in the regulation of oviposition and pituitary prolactin expression

General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2019, 281:91-104. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.05.013

N/A

2019

• Wu, Chao; Lv, Can; Wan, Yiping; Li, Xiaoxiao; Zhang, Jiannan^*; Li, Juan; Wang, Yajun^*;

Regulation of Pituitary Cocaine-and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript Expression and Secretion by Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in Chickens

Frontiers in physiology. 2019, 10:. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00882

N/A

• Mo, Chunheng; Lv, Can; Huang, Long; Li, Zhengyang; Zhang, Jiannan; Li, Juan^*; Wang, Yajun^*;

Endothelins (EDN1, EDN2, EDN3) and their receptors (EDNRA, EDNRB, EDNRB2) in chickens: Functional analysis and tissue distribution

General and comparative endocrinology. 2019, 283:113231. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.113231

N/A

• Liu, Haikun; Luo, Qin; Zhang, Jiannan; Mo, Chunheng; Wang, Yajun^*; Li, Juan^*;

Identification of a Novel Functional Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH2) in Chickens and Its Roles in Stimulating Pituitary TSHβ Expression and ACTH Secretion

Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2019, 10:595. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00595

N/A

• Bu, Guixian^#; Fan, Jie^#; Yang, Ming; Lv, Can; Lin, Yin; Li, Jinxuan; Meng, Fengyan; Du, Xiaogang; Zeng, Xianyin^*; Zhang, Jiannan; Juan Li; Yajun Wang^*

Characterization of the Apelin/Elabela Receptors (APLNR) in Chickens, Turtles, and Zebrafish: Identification of a Novel Apelin-Specific Receptor in Teleosts

Frontiers in endocrinology. 2018, 9:756. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00756

N/A

2018

• Zhang, Jiannan; Zhou, Yawei; Wu, Chenlei; Wan, Yiping; Fang, Chao; Li, Jing; Fang, Wenqian; Yi, Ran; Zhu, Guoqiang; Li, Juan^*; Yajun Wang^*

The orphan G protein-coupled receptor 25 (GPR25) is activated by Apelin and Apela in non-mammalian vertebrates

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2018, 501(2):408-414. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.04.229

N/A

• Zhang, Jiannan^#; Wan, Yiping^#; Fang, Chao; Chen, Junan; Ouyang, Wangan; Li, Juan^*; Wang, Yajun^*;

Characterization of neuromedin U (NMU), neuromedin S (NMS) and their receptors (NMUR1, NMUR2) in chickens

Peptides. 2018, 101:69-81. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2017.12.022

N/A

• Wan, Yiping^#; Zhang, Jiannan^#; Fang, Chao; Chen, Junan; Li, Jing; Li, Juan^*; Wu, Chenlei; Wang, Yajun^*;

The interaction of MC3R and MC4R with MRAP2, ACTH, α-MSH and AgRP in chickens

Journal of Endocrinology. 2017, 234(2):155-174. doi: 10.1530/JOE-17-0131

N/A

2017

• Zhang, Jiannan; Li, Xin; Zhou, Yawei; Cui, Lin; Li, Jing; Wu, Chenlei; Wan, Yiping; Li, Juan^*; Wang, Yajun^*;
• Impact Factor = 4.706

Molecular characterization of neuropeptide Y (NPY) receptors (Y1, Y4 and Y6) and investigation of the tissue expression of their ligands (NPY, PYY and PP) in chickens

General and comparative endocrinology. 2017, 240:46-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.09.005

N/A

• Gao, Shunyu^#; Zhang, Jiannan^#; He, Chen; Meng, Fengyan; Bu, Guixian; Zhu, Guoqiang; Li, Juan^*; Wang, Yajun^*;

Characterization of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) and its receptor in chickens: Tissue expression, functional analysis, and fasting-induced up-regulation of hypothalamic MCH expression

Gene. 2017, 615:57-67. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.03.009

N/A

• Cui, Lin; Lv, Can; Zhang, Jiannan; Mo, Chunheng; Lin, Dongliang; Li, Juan^*; Wang, Yajun^*;

Molecular characterization of three NPY receptors (Y2, Y5 and Y7) in chickens: Gene structure, tissue expression, promoter identification, and functional analysis

General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2016, 236:24-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.04.019

N/A

2016

• He, Chen^#; Zhang, Jiannan^#; Gao, Shunyu; Meng, Fengyan; Bu, Guixian; Li, Juan^*; Wang, Yajun^*;

Identification and characterization of the free fatty acid receptor 2 (FFA2) and a novel functional FFA2-like receptor (FFA2L) for short-chain fatty acids in pigs: Evidence for the existence of a duplicated FFA2 gene (FFA2L) in some mammalian species

Domestic animal endocrinology. 2014, 47:108-118. e1. doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2013.10.004

N/A

2014

• Zhang, J; Cheng, S; Wang, Y^*; Yu, X; Li, J^*;

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel benzamide derivatives as potent smoothened antagonists

Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters. 2014, 24(5):1426-1431. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.01.006

N/A

• Wu, Tian-Ming; Wang, Dao-Cai; Xiang, Pu; Zhang, Jian-Nan; Sang, Ya-Xiong; Lin, Hong-Jun; Chen, Jie; Xie, Gang; Song, Hang; Zhao, Ying-Lan^*;

Glucagon-like peptide (GCGL) is a novel potential TSH-releasing factor (TRF) in Chickens: I) Evidence for its potent and specific action on stimulating TSH mRNA expression and secretion in the pituitary

Endocrinology. 2014, 155(11):4568-4580. doi: 10.1210/en.2014-1331

N/A

• Huang, Guian; He, Chen; Meng, Fengyan; Li, Juan; Zhang, Jiannan; Wang, Yajun^*;

黑皮质素系统在家鸡能量平衡中的作用机理解析

四川省细胞生物学会2017年度学术大会

Chengdu, CN

2017

家鸡促甲状腺激素受体(cTSHR)的克隆、剪切变体鉴定及其功能分析

第十六次全国动物遗传育种学术讨论会系列学术报告会

Yangzhou, CN

2011